NEW: The law firms that capitulated to Trump are privately telling congressional Dems they're under no obligation to take on pro-bono clients the president demands, per letters we obtained. It's unclear if Trump reads the deal the same way. The WH didn't comment. www.thebulwark.com/p/brian-kemp... - ThreadSky

samsteindc.bsky.social • 7 days ago

NEW: The law firms that capitulated to Trump are privately telling congressional Dems they're under no obligation to take on pro-bono clients the president demands, per letters we obtained. It's unclear if Trump reads the deal the same way. The WH didn't comment.

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/brian-kemp-dream-post-trump-gop-republican-party-senate-governor-georgia

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odense.bsky.social•4 days ago

Something I definitely look for in zealous legal representation is lawyers who will not publicly and forcefully stand up for themselves. Just the platonic ideal of a law firm.

dadioski.bsky.social•7 days ago

You see all that shit I rolled in and that is covering me, well it's not really shit it just looks and smells like shit.

kathleenreads.bsky.social•7 days ago

Sam!

You’re so funny, as if he could read

retiredlawyer.bsky.social•7 days ago

Had a feeling it would take this turn. Still, a lot of reputational damage

slippytoad14.bsky.social•7 days ago

But their credibility is gone.

whatsit2you.bsky.social•7 days ago

So, they had their fingers crossed behind their backs when they signed the agreement?

dolly-llama.bsky.social•7 days ago

It’s not clear there’s even a written agreement, and even if there is, it’s entirely unenforceable. You can’t enforce a contract where the consideration given by one side is a promise not to illegally target a private entity for its protected speech.

dolly-llama.bsky.social•7 days ago

They could maybe regain a modicum of dignity if they told Trump to fuck right off and challenged him to try enforcing the agreement.

raflw.bsky.social•4 days ago

I don't understand how anyone is supposed to trust these law firms now. "We sign agreements but we don't really mean to follow them" isn't the 11 dimensional chess they think it is when reputation and trustworthiness are core to the product you sell.

deweydiva1.bsky.social•7 days ago

All this legal, moral and political pressure dependent on “no obligation” is not reassuring.

hilde45.bsky.social•7 days ago

"Delay, delay, delay" has worked as a tactic for Trump but there's no reason others can't use it too.

xxriotgrrrrrlxx.bsky.social•7 days ago

I can’t wait to see all of these pathetic firms and institutions try to back out of this mess slowly now that the Trump regime is about as popular and effective as burnt toast. I hope they never ever ever live this down.

gabemacbksysocial.bsky.social•7 days ago

Of course this is what they thought. Pro forma. He will go after them again. Hope they have a plan.

dariusaudubon.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump will want to use them to attack Harvard and others under the “combating antisemitism” clause.

jeffjl54.bsky.social•7 days ago

They capitulated.

They bent the knee.

They kissed his arse.

They are cowards.

They deserve everyone's scorn.

If they say this about this deal, they will say this about any of their deals.

Snakes. Slime. Ambulance chasers.

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